Egypt Coptic Christians
So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed it was behind an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt that killed at least 29 people and wounded about 25 others on Friday. Masked men boarded...
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Cold-Blooded Desert Massacre Leaves Egypt’s Copts In Shock
The masked gunmen first ordered the Christians travelling to the Egyptian desert monastery to get down from the buses they were in -- and then to recant their faith. The mix of faithful visiting the...
IS Claims Deadly Attack On Egypt Christians
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for shooting dead 29 Christians on a bus in central Egypt, an attack that prompted retaliatory air strikes on jihadists in neighbouring...
Egypt Hits ‘jihadist Camps’ After Attack On Coptic Christians
The funeral of some victims killed in the attack took place later in the day (EPA) Egyptian forces have struck "terrorist training camps" in retaliation for an attack on Coptic Christians, President...
Tears and Anger As Egyptian Copts Bury Attack Victims
Mourners sang, women sobbed and men cried out in anger in a packed Egyptian church at the funeral of some of the 28 Coptic Christians killed in Friday's bus attack. Eight wooden coffins were lined up...
26 Killed In Fresh Attack On Egypt Christians
Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians on a visit to a monastery south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing at least 26 people including many children, officials said. The...
Egypt Coptic Christians Killed In Bus Attack
Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, killing at least 23 people and wounding 25 others, state media report. The bus was heading towards the Monastery of St Samuel...
Attack On Egypt Christians Kills 24
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Egyptian Christians south of the capital on Friday, killing at least 24 people, state media and the health ministry said. "There are 24 dead," health ministry spokesman...
17 Mummies Discovered In Central Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in catacombs in Minya province, south of Cairo, the antiquities ministry announced on Saturday. "We found catacombs containing a number of mummies,"...
Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday. The government had declared a state of...
Egypt Copts Mark Solemn Good Friday
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday. The government had declared a state of...
Girls Learn Ballet Steps In Conservative Upper Egypt
In Egypt's conservative southern province of Minya, young girls in black leotards and white tights wobble on their tip toes to classical music in a room painted with colourful motifs. "Look forward,...